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NR 390 Discuss the Progress in Nursing in the Early-to-Mid 20th Century

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Discuss the Progress in Nursing in the Early-to-Mid 20th Century

Introduction

The early-to-mid 20th century was a time of significant change in the health care industry. New technologies and institutions were developed, and new roles were created specifically for nurses. This article will discuss how these changes affected the nursing field and how they changed over time.

New health care institutions and technology.

• The development of new institutions.

• New technology.

• A greater emphasis on public health: The end of the Civil War, which brought about an increased health care budget and interest in disease prevention, led to the creation of several new public health organizations including the Red Cross and YMCA as well as regulations that required hospitals to provide sanitation services for patients with infectious diseases.

The role of Florence Nightingale.

Florence Nightingale is a famous nurse and social reformer from England. She was born in 1820, and she began her nursing career at age 10 when she became a superintendent of nurses for St. George’s Hospital for Tuberculosis in London. In this role, she developed methods to improve hygiene during hospital stays and made sure that patients had access to food and fresh air.

In 1853, Florence traveled to Egypt with the British Army during its campaign against Muhammad Ali Pasha; she took charge of improving conditions for soldiers on their journey back home after the war ended (this experience would later lead her into politics).

In 1865, Florence published Notes on Hospitals: With Practical Hints on Preventive Measures Which May Promote Recovery or Cure Diseases Incidental To Military Service In Hot Climates And In Cold Climates; Her work emphasized how important sanitation was as well as its impact on recovery rates among soldiers who suffered from diseases such as typhoid fever or dysentery (a type of intestinal infection). These ideas would later become mainstream practice throughout hospitals worldwide thanks largely due us being based off her research study conducted over 25 years ago!

More women entering the workforce.

Women were entering the workforce in greater numbers, and more women were entering the nursing profession. In addition to this shift, there was a general trend toward greater opportunities for women outside of the home to work. For example:

• Electric appliances allowed women to work during their children’s nap time and still have time for other activities (e.g., shopping or visiting with friends).

• The rise of mass production meant that fewer people needed specific skills; thus, jobs could be done by unskilled labor instead of skilled artisans who had been considered necessary before this time period began progressing forward towards its present state today (1910s-20s).

This means that while some families continued doing things like baking bread or making clothes during this era’s early stages when electric appliances weren’t yet widespread enough for all households across America they wouldn’t necessarily have been able do these things without having someone else around who knew how!

Increased use of bedside nursing techniques.

Bedside nursing techniques were used to increase the efficiency of patient care. They improved the quality of life for patients, as well as nurses’ own individual experiences and quality of life.

For example, bedside nursing can be defined as “practices that focus on improving health outcomes by providing services at or near the point where they are needed most.”

Better conditions for nurses.

The first major improvement in nursing was the creation of a national standard for training. In 1918, the American Nurses Association (ANA) introduced its first Code of Ethics and Practices that outlined basic principles for nurses working with patients. The ANA’s code included recommendations for professional development and quality assurance practices such as safety precautions, infection control measures and patient confidentiality.

In 1923, Congress passed legislation requiring hospitals to provide facilities where nurses could practice their profession under medical supervision a requirement that exists today. As hospitals grew up around this time period due to better sanitation standards plus advances in medicine (such as antibiotics), so did the demand for skilled professionals such as registered nurses increase dramatically across America!

The professionalization of the nursing field improved in the early-to-mid 20th century, with new institutions and better standards for nurses.

The professionalization of the nursing field improved in the early-to-mid 20th century, with new institutions and better standards for nurses. Florence Nightingale’s legacy is still felt today through her promotion of high-quality care for all patients regardless of socioeconomic status or race. During World War I (1914–1918), nurses were especially important because they administered morphine to wounded soldiers who were unable to speak or move due to their injuries; this method saved many lives during combat situations that would otherwise have been lost without them. To commemorate this act, a statue was erected at Westminster Abbey depicting Nightingale giving medicine directly into an amputee’s mouth while holding his hand gently as if comforting him instead of administering it through tubing attached via a needle stuck into his chest cavity an image which has become iconic in its own right!

During WWII there were thousands upon thousands more casualties than previous wars had seen; thus there needed tremendous amounts more medical personnel than ever before available at any given time so those men could receive proper treatment quickly enough after being injured so they did not die from lack of attention paid toward them by doctors who traveled around France treating wounded soldiers left behind after fighting ceased back home here where America lived peacefully under FDR’s leadership until Pearl Harbor happened one year later causing us all sorts

Conclusion

The nursing profession has consistently improved over the past century. New institutions, new technology and more women entering the workforce all contributed to the professionalization of nurses. The role of Florence Nightingale was also important in this regard because she created the modern system of training nurses and promoted a strong sense of ethical responsibility for those who practice this occupation.